A Ugandan man accused of killing four toddlers at a kindergarten pleaded not guilty as his trial opened on Monday.
Christopher Okello Onyum was arrested while attempting to flee the scene of the crime on April 2 authorities said officials.
Prosecutors previously told the court that Onyum confessed to killing the four children in a ritual human sacrifice belief case.
The trial is being held in specially erected tents to accommodate large crowds and intense public interest at the venue site.
A court staff member at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre delivered chilling testimony describing the attack in detail courtroom.
She said she initially thought the attacker was beating a child before seeing blood and bodies during chaos unfolding scene.
He wielded a knife and chased staff after one intervention before further attacking another child nearby she added in testimony.
Parents told the court of their final morning with their children before receiving devastating calls about the attack case hearing.
One mother, Stella Apolot, fainted immediately after giving evidence about her slain child in emotional courtroom scene at proceedings stage.
The hearing was adjourned until Wednesday as proceedings continue in the widely followed and harrowing murder trial in court case.